Perhaps the most well-known name in aviation history, Amelia Earhart, is remembered for her flying accomplishments and failures. From a boy-ish childhood, to daring flights, Earhart was a frontier in the field of aviation during the early 1900s. She was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, and also attempted to become the first female to circumnavigate the globe. Unfortunately, this difficult flight was never completed. Through careful investigations and searches, some theories on her disappearance have been formed. Some people say she crashed into the ocean. Some say she landed on an island. Others even claim she survived and stayed anonymous for the rest of her life. Whatever the case, this flight and its unsolved secrets will …show more content…
She grew up with one younger sister and both parents. As a young girl, Amelia was a rowdy tomboy. There are many stories about her daring exploits, some of which include riding a homebuilt roller coaster, jumping fences, shooting guns, and playing football (Goldstein 12). Amelia first became interested in aviation in the winter of 1917 when she was nineteen years old. Three years later, she started her amazing career in aviation. After she got started, Earhart quickly advanced through training. She worked through many crashes and near misses. Amelia’s first well remembered feat as an aviator would be her solo transatlantic crossing in May 1932. She became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic by herself and did it in less than fifteen hours. While she was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic ocean, this is not her most remembered …show more content…
One of the reports was heard in Florida. “Betty Klenck, a teenager in St. Petersburg, Florida, was cruising the dial on her family’s shortwave set and was startled by a voice saying, ‘This is Amelia Earhart. Help me!’ Sitting alone in her family’s living room, she strained to hear a woman crying, calling for help and arguing with a man who seemed to be delirious. ‘Waters knee deep!’ Betty heard. ‘Let me out!’ As the weak signal faded in and out over three hours, Betty copied what she heard into her notebook. Her father reported it to local Coast Guard officials, who told him everything was under control”